Ten years ago, only 500 people in China could ski. This year, an estimated 5,000,000 Chinese will visit ski resorts. See more

Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do. See more

Over 2500 left handed people are killed each year, because they used products made for right handed people. See more

Estimated in 2007, the number of civilian-owned firearms in the US was 88.8 guns per 100 people. See more

200 million people in China live on less than $1 a day. See more

Rats destroy an estimated 1/3 of the world’s food supply each year. See more

On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year, so don't stick it in your mouth! See more

China uses 45 billion chopsticks per year and 25 million trees are chopped down to make 'em. See more

There were 13 gun massacres in the 18 years before Australia improved their gun control laws. There have not been any since, in over 14 years. See more

Left handed people live slightly shorter lives than right handed people. See more

If the entire population of earth was reduced to exactly 100 people,50% of the world's currency would be held by 6 people. See more

People share their birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world. See more

55% of people yawn within 5 minutes of seeing someone else yawn. Reading about yawning makes most people yawn. See more

After the worst mass shooting in Australia's history, new gun control laws dropped their firearm homicide rate by 42% over the next seven years. See more

The US has nearly four times the gun homicide rate of Switzerland, which is second in line when it comes to homicides by firearm per 1 million people. See more

Yemen, a quasi-failed state torn by civil war, had 54.8 guns per 100 people in 2007. See more